Good Exorcise

Well, if there were any ghosts haunting Target Field last night, they were more along the lines of Jerry Kindall than Harmon Killebrew, as the White Sox crushed the Twins 11-1. For any fan or specter so inclined, the results suggest a slightly altered Broadway tune along the lines of, How do you solve a problem like Eloy? For the second straight game (and the first time in franchise history), Eloy Jimenez mashed two homeruns and collected five RBIs. The man’s hitting is a gift, pure and simple. Eloy is better than Jose Abreu, Tim Anderson or Yoan Moncada (and most likely Andrew Vaughn, he may also be better than those three). He’s equally dangerous, if in different ways, with a bat or a glove. Hence, the problem, but an intriguing one to have. My string of seeing players step up their performance after being called out continues. Anderson led off his second straight game with a homer while Moncada was engaged enough at the plate to manage two hits, including a homer. Best of all, Lucas Giolito looked like he actually wanted to pitch. Giolito went eight innings, and might’ve gone the route had he not grooved a pitch to Miguel Sano. But he was stingy enough with two hits and no walks on 103 pitches. So, I’ve got no cause to complain anywhere, except for the Sox sending down Gavin Sheets to make room for Luis Robert. Jake Lamb over Sheets, really?